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The RHI Quarterly Newsletter is designed to provide relevant communication while encouraging networking and collaboration. Thank you for being part of our network and encouraging health and wellness. Please let us know if we can be of any assistance.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Pollari / RHI Staff
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 | RHI News
|  The RHI just launched a newly redesigned website! New features include a Google Calendar of Events, a Newsletter Archive and a News Page. Users may search by type of post: program, event, webinar or technical assistance; as well as by focus area: community gardens/youth nutrition, trails/walking, health fairs or worksite wellness. Please continue updating us on your events and programs so they may be featured on the website.
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| Program Spotlight
| The RHI Incubator Program recently completed a very successful round of mini-grants that funded programs in four focus areas: community gardens/youth nutrition, trails/walking, health fairs, and worksite wellness. We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who continues to help make this program a success. Over $11,000 was distributed to fifteen different programs across the state including:
- Healthy Tribal Community Days - Crow Agency, Big Horn County
- Big Horn County Fitness Olympics - Hardin, Big Horn County
- Gardening with Kids - Kalispell, Flathead County
- Parkhaven Retirement Community Organic Gardens - Manhattan, Gallatin County
- Cut Bank Walking and Rolling to Better Fitness - Cut Bank, Glacier County
- Open Gym - Havre, Hill County
- Small Steps to Health and Wealth - Ronan, Lake County
- Ready, Set, Move! Fall Fitness Fair - Superior, Mineral County
- Eden Gardens - Conrad, Pondera County
- Bitterroot Baby Bags - Hamilton, Ravalli County
- Community Garden - Stevensville, Ravalli County
- Sanders County Backpack Program - Thompson Falls, Sanders County
- CSFI Garden and Orchard - Noxon, Sanders County
- Trails to Good Health - Shelby, Toole County
- Valley County Youth Community Garden - Glasgow, Valley County
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| Upcoming RHI Webinars
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To register or to view past webinars, please visit our website
Tuesday, August 30, 12:00 - 12:30pm - Nutrition Education Resources
Presented by Megan Vincent, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Specialist, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Nutrition is taught in middle schools and high schools around Montana through Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Programs as part of FCS National Standards as well as being an important aspect of educational settings. Learn about available nutrition resources, how they could be adapted to fit your program and ways to work with FCS professionals in your area to enhance nutrition education.
Click here to register
September 22 - Putting Kid's Health First: Profitable and healthy fundraisers for Montana schools
Montana Action for Healthy Kids is proud to present this webinar featuring successful fundraising strategies for Montana schools that keeps student wellness in mind while raising funds for school projects or activities
October 6 - Montana FoodCorp Program
Presented by Montana Farm to School to celebrate the first National Farm to School Month, this webinar will feature panelists from the Montana FoodCorp program, AmeriCorp VISTA volunteers that are starting a year of service in rural communities throughout the state working specifically on Farm to School projects
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| National Webinar and Funding Opportunities
|  How Partnerships with Public Health Can Promote Your Safety & Health Program
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Presenters:
Amber Williams, Safe States Alliance
Teresa Lovely, Kentucky Department for Public Health
Developing relationships with local community and public health agencies can make your safety and health program more effective and easier to maintain. Learn about the benefits of partnering with local community and public health agencies and how to effectively form these relationships.
Click here for more information or to register
2011 Governor's Conference on Aging Mini-Grants The purpose of the Mini-Grant Program is to help facilitate up front funding of innovative ideas that will serve senior interests in local communities. Funding for these grants is provided by donations. Due Date: August 31, 2011 For more information or to apply, click here
The Plum Creek Foundation is proud to support organizations that improve the quality of life in the communities where we operate and where our employees live and work. Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations throughout Plum Creek's operating area. In 2010, the Foundation provided more than $1.4 million to communities across the United States.
Due Date: October 31, 2011
For details on grant eligibility and requirements, click here
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| Upcoming Events
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Healthy Environment + Healthy People = Public Health Conference September 12-14 Billings, MT The Montana Environmental Health Association (MEHA) and the Montana Public Health Association (MPHA) are combining their conferences to offer attendees the chance to attend the premiere public health conference in Montana. Click here for more information
Mobilizing Rural Communities Conference September 14-15 Great Falls, MT RDI's 2011 Mobilizing Rural Communities Conference brings together diverse leaders working across the assets, financial security, political, and economic development fields. Questions? Contact Elaine at mrcregistration@ruraldynamics.org or call 406.454.5712 Click here for more information
2011 Montana Recreation and Park Association Conference
September 28-30
Billings, MT
The Montana Recreation and Park Association is an organization of parks and recreation professionals dedicated to improving your quality of life. Members come from Montana cities and towns as well as the State of Montana, the National Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and Montana Universities.
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